Coconut Products - Prices on 23.03.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
19.03.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			14,100 T	
Average			12,175 T
Lowest			11,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,908,044 
Nuts Traded		391,519

Next Auction on 26.03.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(09.03.2009)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest			16,500 T	
Average			16,390 T	
Lowest			16,000 T	

Next Auction on 07.04.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya


(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (24.02.2009) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest			15,000 T
Average 			14,666 T		
Lowest			14,000 T

Next Auction on 24.03.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta

(d) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

Rs/1000 Nuts Rs/Mt 	(Husked Ex-Mill) 	(Farm-gate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	12,500-13,000	19,000-20,000
Puttalam Dist.	12,500-13,000	19,000
Gampaha Dist.	13,000		20,000
Hambanthota Dist.	13,000-14,000	20,000-21,000

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut

		Small 		Medium		Large 

Thotalanga		15.00-20.00	22.00-25.00	27.00-30.00	
Pettah		18.00-22.00	25.00-26.00	27.00-28.00
Dematagoda	15.00-20.00	25.00		-
Nugegoda		-		22.00-26.00	28.00-30.00

3. COPRA 

Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 19.03.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)			9,650
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)			9,650
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price  (Rs/250 Kg)		22,000 T
Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)		20,082 T	
M.S. No. 2 Copra 
Simple Average price (Rs/250kg)	19,195 T
 
Next Auction on 26.03.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine (Rs/Kg)				 96 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)				100 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			150,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (19.03.2009) (Rs/Mt)		67,773  	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				20,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)		750-850 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)				800-900 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)			850-1,200 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,500-1,800 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		2,100-2,400 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)		32,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)			1,000 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority